Strong Bodies Training

the version of you that exists after doing something hard is not the same version that walked in

not in a corny “main character” way, but in a “your brain just watched you do something uncomfortable and not quit” kinda way.

it logged that as proof so that the next time life throws something hard at you (a fight with your partner, a scary email, a bad day that won’t end) your brain pulls from that same file. “oh we’ve done hard before, we’re okay, we can handle this”

that’s it. that’s the whole mechanism. just compounding proof and receipts of how capable you truly are.

most people think they need to feel confident BEFORE they do the hard thing, but that’s actually backwards. the confidence comes from having already done it. you can’t think your way into it, you have to physically prove it to yourself, over and over, until your nervous system just believes you

so today’s workout wasn’t really about today’s workout

it was a deposit into an account you’re gonna need one day

what’s the last hard thing you did just to prove to yourself you could? tell me in the comments!!!

life looks a little different when you’re literally woken up by a rooster at 5am and then spend your morning playing with chickens instead of mindlessly scrolling 😂🐓

this morning before work was spent waking up the girls (and boy), listening to the hummingbirds, and pumping water up to the house for the day 😌

Unfortunatelyyyy it IS true - doing hard things actually does make you a stronger person 🫪

I was talking to a friend recently and we were noting how society has become instant gratification monsters. People have stopped doing hard things just for the sake of doing hard things. Minor inconveniences ruin entire days for people because we aren’t putting ourselves in positions anymore to build resilience.

When’s the last time you did something truly hard? Like pushes you to your limits and makes you really take a long look inward kinda hard?

We as a society are reporting higher and higher levels of feeling dissatisfied or unfulfilled in our lives, yet when you look around, anything we need is right as our fingertips.

Forget something at the store? Amazon will have it to you within 2 hours

Feeling lonely? So you hop on social media or ChatGPT to fill the void. We’re not even calling our friends and family to ask questions anymore - it’s all just google and AI interfaces

I’m not saying we all need to turn into hard hitting cyborgs and run ourselves into the ground and everyone should be running ultra marathons, but doing hard things actually does make you a stronger, more resilient person

You process your emotions better, you handle adversity better, you create more fulfillment in your existence

You just simply get to feel accomplishment because you pushed yourself through something you didn’t think you were even capable of doing

And when it gets hard - just remember that you can always do literally anything for JUST 5 more minutes

I spent YEARSSS thinking discipline meant simply eating less and moving more, no matter how depleted or exhausted I felt.

Turns out that was never actually discipline, it was just a slower way of staying stuck and boy was I fu**in stuck.

The version of me building real strength now eats more, lifts heavy, and rests. This version of me knows being “toned” requires having actual muscle tissue and having actual muscle requires lifting and eating.

There’s genuinely not even words to describe how good it feels to finally feel like I’m living in the strong, healthy, happy body I’ve always wanted. Who knew eating so much would get me there 🥲😂

If you’ve been white-knuckling your way through 1200 calories and daily cardio with no lifting and wondering why nothing’s changing, this is your sign that you’ve been following the wronggggg damn plan!!!

Comment STRONG and I’ll send you my guide that shows you exactly how much you should be eating to build the body you’ve always dreamt of!